POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
A multi-university strategic project is looking for
a postdoctoral fellow to work on linkage mapping of
quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for growth and life
history traits in Arctic char (Savelinus alpinus)
for two years beginning November 1st, 1999. The
project is in linkage and QTL mapping and will
involve laboratory work as well as fish culture.
Mapping will be based on a backcross of a F1 hybrid
of two recently domesticated lineages of Arctic
char for genetic markers associated with growth
rate and life history traits as well as other
economically important traits. The genetic markers
used will initially be single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) within candidate genes. The
applicant should have a publication record that
documents experience working with molecular markers
and a knowledge of quantitative genetics. Good
communication skills are essential as the candidate
will work as part of a team of molecular
biologists, quantitative geneticists, and fish
biologists. Application packages should include a
resume, academic transcripts, the names and
telephone numbers of three academic referees and a
statement indicating how your laboratory and
computer skills and other research experience
relates to the position and should be sent to: Dr.
Elizabeth Boulding, Department of Zoology,
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1
Canada (email: boulding at uoguelph.ca).
Collaborators, Dr. Roy Danzmann and Dr. Moira
Ferguson, are using microsatellite markers to
create a low resolution genetic linkage map for
Arctic char. Information on the University of
Guelph is available at http://www.uoguelph.ca
Information on the research interests of Zoology
Faculty members can be obtained at
http://www.uoguelph.ca/zoology/faculty